2025 - Weeklydefencenews

More than a dozen underwater vehicles of the HII REMUS 300 model have been ordered by Japan.

Headquartered in Tokyo, Hitachi has asked Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) to provide more than a dozen REMUS 300 tiny uncrewed undersea vehicles (SUUVs). The multi-year agreement is made in...

Poland Introduces Its First Signals Intelligence Spy Boat

The first of two signals intelligence (SIGINT) vessels being produced by Swedish defense business Saab has been launched by the Polish Navy. The ORP Jerzy Różyck, named after the...

India’s first autonomous hard-kill drone interceptor, ‘vajR’, was launched by Sharang Shakti.

Gurugram-based deep-tech startup Sharang Shakti has introduced vajR, a completely autonomous hard-kill drone interceptor system built to destroy enemy UAVs in real-time, representing a major step forward for India’s...

To increase its output of 155mm ammunition, Poland is investing $662 million.

According to a Wednesday statement, The government-backed Polish Capital Investment Fund (FIK) will provide over 2.4 billion zloty ($662.9 million) to four companies from the Polish Armaments Group (PGZ)...

July 3, 2025
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Air Platforms
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Terma will help modernize Argentina’s F-16s.

Terma’s participation in the modernization and operational preparedness of 24 ex-Royal Danish Air Force F-16 aircraft has been strengthened by a support agreement with the Argentine Air Force and...

July 3, 2025
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To increase the range of its submarine attacks, India finishes developing the K-5 nuclear ballistic missile.

The K-5 submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), a nuclear-capable system with an operational range of 5,000 to 6,000 kilometers, has been developed by India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)....

The FDI frigates of the Hellenic Navy are outfitted with cybersecure navigation systems by Exail.

Exail has been chosen by Naval Group to supply navigation systems for the Hellenic Navy’s Defense and Intervention Frigates (FDI). The Marins Inertial Navigation System (INS), Netans Data Distribution...

July 3, 2025
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The PLA Navy’s first “Made In China” aircraft carrier, the Shandong, docks in Hong Kong with J-15 fighters.

China’s second carrier, the Shandong, which is over 300 meters (1,000 feet) long and was commissioned in 2019, is crucial to the nation’s regional aspirations under President Xi Jinping,...

July 3, 2025
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Land Platforms
Mergers & JV

Daimler Truck and Arquus are collaborating to offer military trucks to France.

“THE HAGUE, Netherlands – A new strategic alliance between French military vehicle manufacturer Arquus and Germany’s Daimler Truck aims to supply the French military with new military trucks. A...

July 2, 2025
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Unmanned Systems
Mergers & JV

Diehl and Sener Collaborate on Hypersonics, UGVs, and Remote Carriers

Diehl Defence of Germany and the Spanish engineering company Sener have inked a memorandum of understanding to strengthen their partnership in a number of new defense technologies, such as...